This article is from Dr. Will Snell, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture.
Kentucky agricultural cash receipts could approach or possibly exceed, $6 billion in 2013, boosted by exceptionally strong equine, poultry and cattle markets, according to agricultural economists from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

Last week, I wrote about families spending time together, and one way was to be creative while cooking together in the kitchen.

Another way is to decorate together for the holidays, whatever your tradition might be.

Over Thanksgiving, I experienced visiting a farm market that sells fresh greenery and beautiful trees with my family. Just getting out in the countryside and seeing live trees and wreaths made me appreciate the approaching holiday season.

Amaryllis hippeastrum are sold near the holidays because of their ability to flower any time of year.

It is a tender bulb that originates from South America. Its cousin, the belladonna lily — or as we affectionately call it in Kentucky, “Naked Ladies,” or a nicer version, “Resurrection Lily” — is also an amaryllis, which is native to South Africa.

Obviously, the version we grow called “Naked Ladies” is hardy, but sadly, the larger-flowered amaryllis is not.